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Concert review: Pablo Ferrández (cello) London Philharmonic Orchestra/Karina Canellakis
Edward Bhesania hears the performance of Brahms, Mussorgsky and Shostakovich at London’s Royal Festival Hall on 21 February 2024
The Strad Recommends: Daniel Rowland: Richter
A new approach to an iconic piece proves seductive
The Strad Recommends: Tim Posner: Bloch, Bruch, Dohnányi
An impressive concerto debut from a characterful young Brit
The Strad Recommends: Trio Zimbalist: Auerbach, Dvořák, Weinberg
Performances to sit alongside the finest in this enterprising programme
Sinfonia of London: Bacewicz, Enescu, Ysaÿe
A typically classy offering from this crack ensemble
Mathis Rochat, Stephen Waarts: C.P.E. Bach, Graun
Sympathetic reworkings for the viola prove most persuasive
Concert reviews
Schumann Quartet: 1923 – 100 Years of Radio
A quartet celebrates a seminal date to rousing effect
Leonidas Kavakos, Yo-Yo Ma, Emanuel Ax: Beethoven for Three
Music-making of great warmth from long-standing friends
Alan Choo: Biber
An attention to both detail and architecture impresses
Baiba Skride, Ivan Vukčević: Britten
Beauty and drama combine to create compelling performances
Isabelle Faust, Boris Faust: Britten
A strikingly urgent reading sets this new Britten concerto apart
Tanja Becker-Bender: Eck
Workaday music is lifted by performances with flair
Book reviews
Concert review: Apollon Musagète Quartet
Leah Hollingsworth hears the performance of Schubert, Dvořák and Shostakovich at the Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall, New York on 7 February 2024
Concert review: Jan Vogler (cello) Amanda Gorman (poet)
Leah Hollingsworth hears the innovative performance of Bach at the Isaac Stern Auditorium in New York’s Carnegie Hall on 17 February 2024
Concert review: Joshua Bell (violin) Philadelphia Orchestra/Christoph Eschenbach
Bruce Hodges hears the performance of Chopin (arr.Milstein), Vieuxtemps, Chausson and Brahms at Philadelphia’s Verizon Hall on 16 February 2024
Concert review: Inbal Segev (cello) London Philharmonic Orchestra/Oksana Lyniv
Peter Quantrill hears the performance of Victoria Vita Polevá and Dvořák at London’s Royal Festival Hall on 9 February 2024
Concert review: Austin Wulliman (violin) Jack Quartet, Alec Goldfarb (electric guitar)
Bruce Hodges hears the Jack Quartet’s performance of a work by its own violinist, Austin Wulliman, at Roulette, NYC, on 15 February 2024
Concert review: Silesian Quartet, Mats Lidström (cello)
Edward Bhesania hears the performance of Weinberg and Lutosławski at London’s Wigmore Hall on 19 February 2024
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